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VaultLogix Offering One Month of Cloud Freebies for New SMBs!
News
VaultLogix said today that is going to offer a free month of its backup services to all new customers signing one-year contracts from now through July 31, 2013.
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Zetta.net Announces Release of Updated DataProtect Solution
News
Yesterday, Sunnyvale, CA-based Zetta.net announced the release of DataProtect 4.0, the latest version of the company’s 3-in-1 cloud backup solution. In addition, the company announced that they have received another $8 million in Series B funding, raising their total backing to $39.5 million. Zetta.net has recently seen a 243% year over year customer growth rate, and most of their backing funds are allocated to research and development for cloud technologies. The newest version of DataProtect includes the following features:
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Survey Says: One-Third of SMBs Don't Test BDR Solutions for Effectiveness
Business Strategy
According to a recent survey by GFI Software, SMBs are losing critical business information as a result of failed backups, and have suffered significant impacts as a result.  Many IT administrators surveyed revealed that a failed backup has led to a loss of revenue and important company documents, including financial records, employee emails and confidential information such as social security numbers. As a result, respondents indicated that failed backups have affected customer relations, business operations and brand reputation.
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MyVoIPProvider.com Names Top 5 Money-Saving VoIP Companies
Business Strategy
At the mid-way mark through the year, businesses are looking for new ways to save money for the second half of 2013. One of the most underrated means to save thousands of dollars each year is by changing phone service.To help companies save a few extra dollars this year, My VoIP Provider is announcing the top 5 best VoIP providers to save businesses money this summer and the rest of 2013. 
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BlackBerry Z10 Check-in: Update and Podcast!
Technology News
Not a month shall pass without a BlackBerry Z10 update; a few items to report this month.(Click on the accompanying image to hear more about Harry Jr.'s full BlackBerry Z10 review).
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AVG/LPI Acquisition: Continuum’s Michael George Sounds Off; LPI’s Dave Sobel Responds
Channel Strategies
At this time last week, we reported on the news that AVG acquired the business of LPI Level Platforms. While it is being hailed as a move that is a smart one for LPI, and will also improve the ecosystems of both companies, there are others in the industry who, while they are in agreement that the move was a smart one, feel it might affect LPI’s channel partner program.(Pictured): Michael George, CEO, Continuum RMM
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independenceIT, Artisan Infrastructure Bring ‘Channel-Only’ Solution to Partners
Channel Strategies
independenceIT and Artisan Infrastructure have established a partnership that delivers more control to partners so they can realize higher profits and deliver better cloud services. As a result of the agreement, iIT is the software company exclusively focused on driving recurring revenue for channel partners through its Cloud Workspace Suite, and Artisan Infrastructure is the wholesale Infrastructure as a Service provider (IaaS). 
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Now Streaming Live: National Small Biz Week!
Business Strategy
Yesterday marked the beginning of National Small Business Week, which since 1963, has been recognizing the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. In conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microsoft is hosting its National Small Business Week activities, which began yesterday at its Redmond Campus.
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